Does anyone remember Ohm I speakers?


OK were talking vintage here. Wonder how these compare to new speakers? I have a set and compare them to PSB Stratus Golds. I had upgraded all drivers in the OHMs over the years. To me it is a toss up. The PSB has better imaging and maybe midrange tonality. The Ohms go deeper in the bass and play louder. The presentation of the midrange is different cause of top speakers point up. The PSB does have a slight edge. Has anyone else compared the OHMs to new speakers? Maybe I am a little biased toward OHM. I have read that speakers and amps , preamps that fidelity has changed the least. Digital sources the most. Any comments appreciated.
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I remember hearing the "box" Ohm speakers (the bigger 12" jobs not the 8")a long time ago and was pleasantly surprised and impressed given the pedestrian drivers. A good speaker as I remember them. I have never had the chance to hear the Walsh driver Ohms so I don't know their sound.
I refurbished a pair of C2's a couple years ago and they are really just as excellent in comparison to many of the newest speakers as I remembered them back in the day when new.
Thanks all. I have heard many speakers in showrooms over the years and I only heard an appreciable difference with the megabuck speakers 5K plus.
I still use Ohm I speakers for my audio system. I also have a pair of Ohm Walsh 5 Mk2 speakers that I use in my HT system with an Ohm Walsh center channel and Ohm Sats for the rear. I purchased the Model I speakers new in 1980 and upgraded them in 2001 with the newer drivers(with SBA) and tuned bass port. They sound terrific. The greatest improvement came when I upgraded to high current monoblock amps (Odyssey Extreme Mono Blocks)in 2004. The monoblocks really take hold of the speakers and control them. They really need power to make them sound best.

The Walsh 5 Mk2 were tried in my audio system. I wasn't able to tell if they sound better than the Model I because the Walsh ports out the bottom which doesn't work well on a suspended floor. Causes all kinds of floor harmonics (bare wood floors). So I took them downstairs to the HT room where they work very well (tile floors over concrete)but the room acoustics are not very good.

I haven't felt the need to trade up from the Model I. I am curious about trying the Thiel 3.6 or 7.2, but not so strongly that I am willing to go through the buy/sell shipping headache to try them at home. So I happily keep with the Model I.